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The executive board unravels the events of the carnival fundraiser, where Jill appeared... briefly. For some reason, the school board wants to shut the whole thing down. With - Mary Theresa Archbold as Liz, Molly Erdman as Lori, Kate James as Paige, Rachel Miller as Trina, Tamara Nolte as Ms . Dr. Murphy, Joe Canale as Burt, Pat Shay as Cory, and Steve Waltien as Richard.

The PTA must forge ahead with the carnival... and maybe find a way to find Jill and goad her into into organizing it at the last minute. With - Mary Theresa Archbold as Liz, Molly Erdman as Lori, Kate James as Paige, Rachel Miller as Trina, Tamara Nolte as Ms . Dr. Murphy, Joe Canale as Burt, Pat Shay as Cory, and Steve Waltien as Richard.

While Jill is still missing, Cory has received a sizeable anonymous donation earmarked for the carnival. Something seems to be wrong with Richard's bank account. Finally, the group needs to brainstorm ideas for the carnival around the theme of "Back to the Future". With - Mary Theresa Archbold as Liz, Molly Erdman as Lori, Kate James as Paige, Rachel Miller as Trina, Tamara Nolte as Ms . Dr. Murph...

The annual fundraising carnival is coming up in just over a month, and Jill - who usually runs it - still is nowhere to be found. Plus, Principal Murphy is combatting theft at the Book Fair, Paige battles the police state, and Lori was besieged with complaints just because her email was on a sign-up doodle. With - Mary Theresa Archbold as Liz, Molly Erdman as Lori, Kate James as Paige, Rachel Mill...

Funny Parents presents the Mark Chan Elementary School PTA, a fully improvised PTA meeting. In this meeting, new member Burt questions the recent grant for finger paints. JJ's Exterminators have finally removed the Raccoon wreaking havoc on the outdoor classroom, and Jill, the master organizer of the Spring Carnival, is nowhere to be found - not even to her husband. With - Mary Theresa Archbold as...

A preview of our new podcast: The Mark Chan Elementary School PTA. Every month, you get to join the concerned parents and intrepid principal of Mark Chan Elementary: a school with a lot of aspirations.

Brandi and Matt Larsen join us to share the story of a simple trip to the playground that ended up being not simple at all. Check out Matt's app Scorch Injector here: https://lkwdcast.com/scorch-injector-game Check out Brandi's upcoming book Uncultured: a Memoir, Co-written with Daniella Mestyanek Young, here: https://brandilarsen.com/books Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay

Mike Brumm (The Late Show) shares a story of preparing his new yard for the arrival of his first child. WARNING: Major Cringe Factor. In fact, promote it to Colonel Cringe Factor. Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay

Ophira Eisenberg tells about her amazingly detailed birthing plan. And then what happened. Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

Steve Waltien (Klepper, Late Night with Stephen Colbert) joins us to tell the amazing story of when his son first put together letter sounds to.... read a word. Warning! Profanity. Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay

Mary and Pat share a story of their own: about the year one of their kids made a simple request to Santa that turned out to be... not so simple. Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

Kate James returns and tells us about how an incident at her son's school makes her realize that his life now has stories he may not share. Check out Kate's work on Work in Progress, season 2 on Showtime. Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay

Kate Tellers tells us about buldling her son's Halloween costume, and why she'll go to such lengths to do it right. Check out Kate's work in How to Tell a Story: coming from the Moth this fall:https://themoth.org/ Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

Alex Zalben tells us about how his family tried to salvage Halloween during Covid. Then he shares the tale of what should have been a straightforward night out. Check out Alex's amazing podcast Comic Book Club, along with Riverdale After Dark, Marvelvision, and more here: https://comicbookclublive.com/ Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

Gary Rudoren tells us about his aspirations of being comedy's Mozarts dad, and moving to Jerusalem with toddler twins. Check out Gary's book Comedy By The Numbers. http://www.comedybythenumbers.com/ Then Yvonne Landry shares her adventures taking the kids across borders to spend the summers in a small Portuguese town where no one speaks their language. Check out Yvonne's amazing program, The Super...

We got to talk to our kids' favorite author: Matt Oldfield, Author of the Kids Sports Book of the Year: Unbelievable Football (and Unbelievable Football 2!). Matt's written so many great books about soccer and soccer players: from the Ultimate Football Heroes series to Johnny Ball: Accidental Football Genius. Check him out at https://heroesfootball.com/ and @footieheroesbks

Welcome to Season 2! Meagan O'Brien (Second City) tells us about the day she drew the line.

Rebekka Johnson tells us about a perfect cousins' sleepover... or at least that's how it started. Check out Rebekka's short film Consent: A short comedy about a serious subject - or @hellorebekka on IG & Twitter. Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

Kelly Moylan Lyons shares the story of the night she lost her family pet.

Bob Kulhan joins us to tell three stories about trying to find the balance between letting your kids fully invest and helping them to know what's appropriate. Bob's the CEO of Business Improv! Check it out here: www.businessimprov.com Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay Parents of 3-5 year olds, check out our Word Play workshop starting in July! Find more at www.funnyparentspodcast.com

Matt Braunger tells us about an amazing road trip... Coast to Coast... in an electric car... with a six-week-old. Check out Matt's Podcast This Might Help with Matt Braunger right here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-might-help-with-matt-braunger/id634244731 hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

Mo Reynolds joins us to share several tales about telling myths and telling the truth to her kids. Check out her website at www.moreynolds.com Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay drop by funnyparentspodcast.com

Liz Allen joins us to tell a tale about the day she offered to help her son's teacher on a 7th grade class event in the Las Vegas sun.

Mary and Pat tell a story of our over-committing to our son's school project. Then Sofiya Cheyenne joins us to share a couple of stories about dealing with the doctors in her son's life.

The incomparable Susan Messing joins us to share a series of stories and moments from raising her daughter, who heads off to college next year. See Susan in Messing with a Friend, in Chicago whenever we can go to live theater again. And drop by our facebook page for more: www. facebook.com/funnyparents